born 1969 in Cologne, Germany

Professional career

Since September 2024
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank

2005 – 2024
Member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

2022 – 2024
Lawyer

2017 – 2022
Minister of Finance of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

2012– 2017
Parliamentary secretary of the CDU state parliamentary group

2010 – 2017
Lawyer

2010– 2012
Vice-chair of the CDU state parliamentary group

2009 – 2010
Minister for Construction and Transport of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

1997 – 2009
Lawyer

Education

1996
Second state examination in law

1994 – 1996
Legal traineeship

1994
First state examination in law

1989 – 1994
Degree in law and political science at the University of Bonn

1988 – 1989
Basic military service with the German Air Force in Essen and Cologne